Freddy Vs. Jason (R, 2003)

common sense media says

Scary, gory, nightmare-inducing slasher.


parents & educators say
  • 29% say violence is an issue

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this movie contains lots of nudity and some sex, lots of foul language, and characters who drink and do drugs. There is also an ambiguous date rape and a brief racial slur towards the only black character in the entire movie. People are gutted, stabbed, impaled, torn apart, sliced open, burned, crushed, and killed in just about any way that produces lots of gushing blood. But if it's any consolation to parents, all the kids who engage in stupid behavior pay for it pretty heavily.

Violence: Exceptionally intense and graphic violence, many murders. Intense peril.
Sex: Lots of nudity and some sexual references and situations.
Language: Extremely strong language and a racist remark.
Consumerism: Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Drinking and drug use.

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What to talk about

Talk to your kids
Families can talk about the enduring appeal of slasher films, particularly the consistent theme that teens who have sex or use drugs get horribly killed. What message does that send?

What's the story?

What's the story?
FREDDY VS. JASON brings together the maniacal killers of the popular slasher film series Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th. Now in hell, Freddy tricks Jason into another Elm Street killing spree. But Jason is furious when he realizes he's been part of Freddy's game, and the movie culminates in the ultimate bloody battle between the two insane killers. Freddy vs. Jason costars Jason Ritter, Kelly Rowland, and Monica Keena.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
This guest review was provided by the son of the Movie Mom, a 19-year-old fan of slasher movies who wanted me to give the movie an A-. Here's what he had to say: The newest addition to the series' will meet or surpass the expectations of the fans, while the critics will know to avoid it. The plot is ridiculous, and even if it made any sense it would be too pointless and too complicated to put down into a review. It's just an excuse to have two of the scariest guys in movie history fight each other with much carnage.

Outside of the title characters, the cast is uninteresting, even interchangeable; they're only there to get killed anyway. Save for the classically trained Robert Englund, who reprises his role as the diabolical Freddy Krueger, there are no memorable performances, just busty, pouty-lipped girls in revealing clothing and stereotyped, drunk high school guys who scream and run and get gutted like fish. The highlights are definitely Freddy and Jason. Indeed, Freddy Vs. Jason" delivers its promise of the ultimate battle between the two slasher characters.

Movie themes & details

Movie Details
Studio: New Line
Director: Ronny Yu
Cast: James Callahan, Kelly Rowland, Robert Englund
Genre: Horror
Run time: 92 minutes
Theatrical release: August 14, 2003
DVD release: January 12, 2004
MPAA Rating: R
MPAA explanation: pervasive horror violence/gore, gruesome images, sexuality, drug use and language

This review was written by Nell Minow
 
 

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What parents & educators say

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Based on 14 parent & educator reviews:
  • 29% say violence is an issue

Most useful reviews by all members

 
robert vs kane
Re-make of elm street and friday 13th good acting and overall gory and enjoyable. Also has few disturbing scenes so watch with care.

OGORMAN
teen, 16 years old
 
For only EXTREMELY mature people only.
This is one seriously gory movie. Only very mature people who won't wake up screaming in the middle of the night from nightmares should watch this. You have to trust me on this one, the first time I watched this it was Halloween night, pitch black, and I was only 9 years old. I had nightmares for weeks afterwards, and my parents to this day still don't know that I have watched this movie.

Cyonnara
teen, 17 years old
 
very badly done and very unappealing, watch it with a friend to make fun of it if you have to

JasonFan
parent
 
This review...
I loved it! Jason came out of the water like he always does with freddy's head and he winks. Jason hes not dead!!!

luke3854
teen, 18 years old
 
great horror movie there is a lot of violence and lang. though I like watching this during halloween

kranda2000
kid, 11 years old
 
not for kids
a lot of nudity and sexual content. gore, blood,violence, drinking, etc. not for kids.

cerealkiller189
teen, 13 years old
 
Meh.
Don't listen to the reviewes!This is awesome !Really great ending too.Freddy cannot die and from the ending I know theres gonna be a awesome sequel.I wasn't scared when I watched this at 10 and I actually laughed when the naked woman shows her large boobs at the camera.This is not as violent ad Csm describes it to be.Ok for kids of they are mature.

Sanjay407
kid, 13 years old
 
Read
Rated R: Graphic Violence, Sex, Language and Drug Use

Hotaru Chan
teen, 14 years old
 
Will please Freddy and Jason fans
This movie is the biggest piece of fanservice I have ever seen. But that doesn't make it a bad thing. It's two slashers doing what they do best; I enjoyed it. Although it's not scary at all, it's pretty amusing with some funny parts in it (though I don't know if they were intentional or not). It will have you rooting for your favorite killer, so it makes it a good movie to watch with a group of friends. The action is pretty good too; the fight scenes are pretty cool. Overall. it's not the best movie, but it certainly could have been much worse. It was pretty satisfying - I give it 4 out of 5. But please - next time could you give Freddy more than just ONE kill?

antoineisthebest
teen, 15 years old
 
10+
csm tell how this is scary, ok it's a little bit gory but nothing bad very entertaining

lemonz
kid, 12 years old
 
decent and not to bad for kids
there is lots of "cuss" words in this movie along with violence but not to bad or disturbing i saw this movie when i was about 7 or 8

Jaysnake
teen, 16 years old
 
Meh it was ok
I had a hard time deciding on whether or not I liked this movie. It was very very violent and gory. There's a lot of sexual content and nudity. Overall it was fine.

Seminolefreak
teen, 14 years old
 
The best killers meet in this horrible excuse
My MPAA Rating, R: Explicit bloody horror violence and gore, graphic nudity, strong language, gruesome imagery, disturbing content, and drug use

GoodSSJ
parent of 12 year old
 
Violence This Movie Is Really Good And Since This Is Rated R,My Kids Can't Watch It.They Could Watch It When Their 17 Years Old

noa13211
parent of 18 year old
 
its was so scary and i just 10 years old! i dont wont to see freddy cruger never ever! i saw this movie ahhh

Puppyluv13
teen, 15 years old
 
Awesome! Couldn't Be Better!
AWESOME MOVIE! I saw and LOVED it! The Battle between them at the end was THE BEST Part! I LOVED this MOVIE! I Say If you're in to the Friday the 13 movies then GO see Freddy Vs Jason! Freddy Krueger fans won't be disapointed either! and I Say this movie was age appropriate for kids ages 13+!

atomicpunk5236 ...
parent of 14 year old
 
It has sexual content and smoking weed.

zasios13
teen, 16 years old
 
Freddy krueger + Jason Voorhees=pure bloody
Very scary and very entertaining.It has all the frightening aspects o

SuperParent
parent of 12 and 15 year old
 
Awesome!
We love watching these two killers brawl!! good movie! but there are some pretty silly parts! cheesy, but good

Moviefan101
teen, 17 years old
 
I love it! This was my first horror film I watched. Robert englund dominates the role of FREDDY once again. This wasn't even scary!! It had a good storyline and people were debating about making a film with the two best horror icons in the horror movie industry. Still this was a fanstatic horror film. In conclusion, Director Ronny Yu did a great job bringing a movie with the two famous horror icons for a battle royale.

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